Garbage can closer



April 16, 1968 1. GOLDBERG GARBAGE CAN CLOSER Filed Aug. 51, 1966INVENTOR Gala berg 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 [Siaor m/GO 12 April 16, 1968 l.GOLDBERG GARBAGE CAN CLOSER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 31, 1966INVENTOR fioldberg United States Patent 3,378,323 GARBAGE CAN CLOSERIsidor Goldberg, 147-28 84th Road, Jamaica, N.Y. 11435 Filed Aug. 31,1966, Ser. No. 576,431 3 Claims. (Cl. 312-470) ABSTRACT 0F THE DICLOSUREA Walled enclosure with a bottom wherein the front wall is openable forthe insertion of uncovered garbage cans and the top wall or lid isopenable for the deposit of garbage in the cans. The top wall or lid ishingedly mounted and carries can covers opening downwardly for sealingthe uncovered cans, means being provided for guiding the cans to propersealing position. The individual covers that are normally used with thecans are secured at the sides thereof to the handles of the cans byspring means.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a garbage canshed that is adapted to store a plurality of garbage cans with attachedcovers and is adapted to utilize a plurality of independent can coversfixed on the lid or cover of the shed for sealing the garbage cans.

Another object of the invention is to provide a garbage can shed with ahinged lid or cover having fixed garbage can covers adapted to be swungto can sealing position and adapted to be swung to an out-ofthe-wayposition so that the arbage carried by the individual may be easilydeposited into the garbage cans.

Still another object is to provide a garbage can shed with means forguiding the garbage cans to proper position therein so as to receivecovers carried by the lid of the shed.

Yet another object according to a modification of the invention is toprovide a garbage can shed with a lid or cover carrying a plurality offixed garbage can covers for sealing a plurality of stored garbage cans,said lid or cover being connected to a foot operated mechanism which,when actuated, will swing the fixed garbage can covers to anout-of-the-way position so that the garbage may be readily deposited inthe cans.

It is also proposed to provide a garbage can shed that is sanitary,simple in construction and economical to manufacture.

For further comprehension of the invention and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the fololwing descriptionand accompanying drawings and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of the disclosure,I

FIGURE 1 is a top perspective view of a garbage can shed embodying oneform of the invention, the shed being shown open with empty garbage cansshown stored therein.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the plane of the line 22 ofFIG. 1, the lid of the shed being shown in closed position.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the plane of the line 33 ofFIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional View of a fragment of the top of amodified form of garbage can shed, showing a garbage can in position andshowing the lid of the shed in open position in full lines and in openposition in phantorn lines, parts being shown broken away.

FIG. 5 is an elevational view of the bottom end of a garbage can shedembodying another modified form of the invention, parts being shownbroken away.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view through a fragment of a garbage canshed embodying yet another modified form of the invention, the lid ofthe shed being shown in open position, a foot of the user being shownpressed down on the lid operator.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, in FIGS. 1 to 3, inclusive, agarbage can shed embodying one form of the invention is shown anddesignated generally at 10. The garbage can shed may be made of wood,metal or any other suitable material. The garbage can shed isrectangular in plan and includes a body having base or floor 12, sidewalls 14, 14 and a rear wall 16. The front of the body is open and isadapted to be closed by hinged wall sections 18 and 20 attached to theside walls by hinge structures 22. The front wall sections may be heldin closed position by means of a looped clasp 24 on the free edge ofwall section 1.8 at the top thereof and by a plate 26 having across-slot 28 hinged to the free edge of the other front wall section 26at the top thereof as indicated at 30, the slotted plate adapted to beswung over the clasp with the clasp protruding to receive a lockingdevice, (not shown). Handles 31 may be provided on the side walls 14 forlifting the shed.

In accordance with the invention, the open top of the shed 10 is adaptedto be closed by a lid or cover 32 hingedly mounted on the top edge ofthe rear wall 16 by hinge structures 33. A pair of circular metalgarbage can covers 36 and 38 are fixed on the inner surface of the lid32 by means of fastening elements 40, the covers opening downwardly. Thecovers 36 and 38 are dimensioned to cover standard sized garbage canssuch as the garbage cans 42 shown stored in the shed 10 in FIG. 1. Thecans 42 are of ordinary construction with hollow cylindrical bodies 44with bottoms 46 and being open at the top. Hinged handles 48 are mountedon the sides at opposed points thereon. Ordinary circular flangedgarbage covers 50 are provided for the cans 42. The covers 50 havehandles 52 for manipulating the same. The can covers 52 are flexiblyattached to the cans by means of compression springs 54 attached at oneend to the handles 52 on the covers and at the other end to the hingedhandles 48 on the garbage cans so that such can covers are alwaysavailable.

The lid 32 is provided with a hinged latching device 56 midway the endsof the free edge thereof. When the front wall sections 18 and 20 areclosed and the hinged plate 26 is in position over the clasp 24, thelatching device 56 on the lid of the shed is adapted to coact with theprotruding hasp 24 by means of the slot 58 formed in the latchingdevice. A locking element (not shown) may be inserted through theprojecting hasp 24 when it is projecting through the slot in order tolock the garbage cans in the shed. A series of upstanding pins 60 foreach garbage can 42 is fixed on the bottom 12 in semi-circular formationto serve as guides for properly positioning the garbage cans under thecovers 36 and 38 on the lid 32.

In use, with the front wall sections 18 and Z0 and the lid 32 open, theempty garbage cans 42 are placed in the shed 16 through the opening inthe front thereof, with their covers 50 removed and supported on theexterior of the bodies of the cans as shown in FIG. 1. The cans arepositioned with their bottoms against the guide pins 60 as shown in FIG.3. When the cans are thus positioned, the open top ends of the cans arein line of closing movement of the covers 36 and 38 on the lid 32 of theshed, and when the lid is closed, the covers 36 and 38 carried therebyfit over the open tops of the cans and seal the cans. When it is desiredto deposit garbage, the lid 32 is opened leaving the open tops of thecan avail-able for depositing the garbage, as seen in FIG. 1. After thedeposit of thegarbage the lid is manually closed. When the cans arefilled with garbage and it is desired to remove the can from the shed,the top lid 32 and the front wall sections 18 and 20 are opened, thecovers of the cans placed on top of the cans in sealing position and thecans removed from the shed then placed in position for collection.

In the modification of the invention illustrated in FIG. 4, the coversuch as cover 36' fixed on the lid 32 and carried thereby is adjustablymounted so as to accommodate itself to various sized garbage cans 42 andcans filled to overflowing with garbage in the shed 10'. The cover 36'is slidably supported by L-shaped brackets 64 secured to the innersurface of the lid 32' by rivets 66. One leg 68 of each bracket isformed with an elongated slot 70 to receive headed bolts 72 radiatingfrom the flange 74 of the cover 36'. The cover 36 is adapted to slidetoward and away from the lid 32' so as to accommodate itself to varioussized cans and to overflowing garbage in the cans.

FIG. 5 illustrates modified form of guiding pins 60" for supporting andguiding the garbage cans 42". Each pin has a cylindrical threaded body78 passing through holes in the bottom 12" of the shed and securedtherein by lock nuts 80. An angular head 82 is formed integrally on thetop end of each body, the head being formed with a notch 84. The pinsare adapted to be moved up and down through the holes in the bottom, inorder to accommodate garbage cans 42" of various lengths, the flangedbottom ends of the cans adapted to seat in the notches 84.

Another modified form of garbage can shed 10a is illustrated in FIG. 6.The shed 10a differs from the shed 10 in that pedal operated mechanismis provided for opening the lid 32a of the shed. This mechanism includesa bracket 88 secured to the center of the lid on the inner surfacethereof and depending therefrom. A pin 90 radiates from the free end ofthe bracket. Another bracket 92 is secured to the inner surface of therear wall 16a of the shed adjacent the top thereof at its center. Thebracket 92 includes two closely spaced perforated tapered plates 94 witha pivot pin 96 supported in the perforations thereof across the spacetherebetween. Movable linkage is slidably and pivotally connected to thebrackets 88 and 92, respectively. This linkage includes a V-shaped link98 pivotally connected to the pivot pin 96 at its base 100 and isslidably connected to the pin 90 on bracket 88 by means of an elongatedslot 102 at one end thereof. The other end of link 93 is pivotallyconnected to one end of another link 104, the other end of link 104being pivotally connected to one end of an actuating lever 106 pivotallymounted midway its ends on a pivot pin 108 mounted in shed 10a. A lever106 extends through an opening 110 in one of the front wall sections 18aand mounts a foot pedal 112 on its outer extending end. The bottom 12aof the shed is formed with an opening 114 to provide clearance for thedownward movement of the lever 106 and link 104.

In use, when the lid 32a is in closed position, the position of thelinkage and lever is as shown in dash lines. In order to open the lid,the foot pedal 112 is stepped upon by the foot of the user whereupon theinner end of the lever 106 moves upwardly forcing link 104 upwardly inthe direction of the arrow 116 and pivoting the link 98 in a clockwisedirection as indicated by the arrow 118, the edge walls of the slot 102pushing the pin 90 upwardly in an arcuate shaped direction therebyforcing the lid 32a to open position as shown.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments ofinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise construction herein disclosed and that various changes andmodifications may be made within the scope of the invention as definedin the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A garbage can shed comprising a body having a bottom, side walls anda rear wall and being open at the front and top, hinged wall sectionsadapted to close the open front and a hinged lid adapted to close theopen top of the shed, means carried by the lid and front wall sectionsfor releasably holding said lid and said wall sections in closedpositions, means carried by the lid for covering and sealing garbagecans placed insid the shed on the bottom thereof, with open top ends, inpredetermined positions, when the lid is in closed position, said cancovering and sealing means carried by the shed lid consisting ofcircular flanged metal can covers adjustably mounted on the innersurface of the lid, said mounting including angular brackets secured tothe lid and projecting inwardly thereof, the projecting portions of thebrackets being slotted, radially bolts carried by the flange portions ofthe covers extending through and slidable in the slots in the bracketswhereby the covers are movable inwardly and outwardly of the lid, foraccommodating the covers to various sized lengths of cans.

2. A garbage can shed as defined in claim 1 having spaced upstandingpins on the bottom of the shed arranged in semi-circular formation forguiding the cans to predetermined positions relative to the covers onthe lid.

3. A garbage can shed as defined in claim 1 having spaced upstandingpins adjustably mounted on the bottom of the shed arranged insemi-circular formation for guiding the cans to predetermined positionsrelative to the covers on the lid, angular heads on the inner ends ofthe pins, said heads having notches to receive the flanged ends ofgarbage cans placed in the shed, said heads movable toward and away fromthe lid to accommodate garbage cans of various lengths.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,671,623 3/1954 Toulmin 244-1383,028,015 4/1962 Williams 21183 FOREIGN PATENTS 915,283 1/1963 GreatBritain.

ROY D. FRAZIER, Primary Examiner.

FRANK DOMOTOR, Assistant Examiner.

